HDI turbo

[Anonymous]

Morning all. I have a Mk2 HDI GT. Just over a year old. 5000 gentle miles on it. Last night as I was changing from 1st to 2nd I lost all power and my engine started wheezing like an asthmatic cow. I managed to limp home and inspect it. I'm no expert but I think my turbo is broken. The "wheeze" appears to be coming from the air intake. There is also a vibration coming from the same place. Question is, has this happened to anyone before or am I just an unlucky boy?

 

[frankvdb]

I have had the turbo replaced when I only had it a few months but that was a preventative measure by the dealer who found a very small oil leak trace coming from the turbo.
My dad had a turbo problem on his previous Mercedes E220CDI which was caused by a torn hose which is actually easy to repair. It does result in all sorts of other issues but loss of power is the first one.
Have you checked the hoses?

 

[Anonymous]

Oh dear :thumbdown: That'll teach you for parking your new car on the pavement :lol: Hope that it's soon repaired and back to full health.

 

[Anonymous]

She's still in.......awaiting parts. Insignia SRI courtesy car. *shivers* :-(

 

[Anonymous]

Any indication of what's wrong with her?

 

[Anonymous]

Not yet Mr R. So far it's the turbo that's blown. They're awaiting parts etc. fingers crossed the warranty will cover this. If not I think I might just have a tiny rant*
*throw a paddy* :-(

 

[Anonymous]

The warranty will have to cover that!! Can't see any way for them to argue otherwise. Fingers crossed that it's resolved quickly for you. Keep us posted.

 

[Anonymous]

I can't see any reason at all why it wouldn't be covered by your warranty. You've only had it about 12 months?

 

[Anonymous]

Hiya Ron. Sorry for late reply. Yeah she's just over a year old. 5000 miles on the clock. Not heard from robins day yet. I'm assuming no news is good news. .

 

[Anonymous]

Ok. Finally I have her back. New turbo fitted under warranty. Running as good as new. Many thanks to Robins and Day Sheffield for a job well done.

 

[Anonymous]

New turbo is a new one on me. The hdi has proved very reliable compared to the petrols. Glad it's all sorted though


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[Anonymous]

I was chatting with a guy a few days ago. He has had the same issue with his HDI GT. But all is well now.

 

[Anonymous]

I've done 23000 in mine in just over a year and no problems at all!

 

[Rambo113]

Hi all glad that you got the turbo all dune and back up and running.
I would just like to point out that even on a short run a turbo will get very hot just spooling up once.
so with this in mind just let the engine run at tickover to cool of this is a good habit to get into.
so guys if you spool let it COOL :thumbup: